Radeon HD 5770 vs Radeon R9 M280X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon R9 M280X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 5770 stacks up against Radeon R9 M280X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R9 M280X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M280X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 5770
Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP)
108 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 5770 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 5770 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 5770 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5770.
Radeon HD 5770 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
8−9
2−3
ultra / 1080p
5−6
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−11
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
12−14
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Battlefield 5 is 88% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
150−160
110−120
medium / 768p
120−130
90−95
ultra / 1080p
60−65
40−45
QHD / 1440p
30−35
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
18−20
high / 768p
90−95
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M280X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
medium / 768p
65−70
50−55
ultra / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
9−10
3−4
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
14−16
medium / 1080p
10−11
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Far Cry 5 is 120% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
5−6
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
50−55
medium / 1080p
27−30
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Fortnite is 47% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
14−16
6−7
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
30−33
21−24
medium / 1080p
16−18
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
55−60
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
40−45
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
5−6
2−3
ultra / 1080p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
8−9
medium / 1080p
7−8
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
95−100
80−85
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
70−75
medium / 1080p
95−100
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Minecraft is 19% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
14−16
8−9
medium / 1080p
10−12
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 57% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
27−30
16−18
medium / 768p
18−20
10−12
high / 1080p
10−12
6−7
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
4K / 2160p
6−7
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
high / 768p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5770 in World of Tanks is 28% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 5770
Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Juniper
Saturn XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
13 October 2009
1 February 2015
Pipelines
800
896
Core clock speed
850 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
34.00
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,360.0 gflops
1,792 gflops
Length
208 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
96 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
FreeSync
+
Bus support
Not Listed
Laptop size
large
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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